Metal fence post



Oct. 7, 1930. G. A. LANDMANN METAL FENCE POST Filed Nov. 29, 1929 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Y Inventor lama/Maw Byzamom.

Attorney Oct. 7, 1930. G. A. LANDMANN 1,777,801"

METAL FENCE POST Filed Nov. 29, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I n venipr 1/7Zara/man A itomey PatentedOct-7,193 l i i f A f UNITED sT -rEsieAfE-Ntiortflce eUs'rAvE A.-LA1\TDMANN, or SCOTLAND, SOUTI-I'DAKOTA METALriiivon rosr Application filed November 29, 1929. fseriaiiro. 410,505,

r The present invention relates to new and spaced eyes .15. a Anelongated; transverse useful improvements in fence posts and parbowedplate 16;has a reduced extension at ticularly to wire fastenerstherefor. its lower end rolled toform an eye 17 and One object of theinvention is toprovide receivable between the'eyes land a pin 19 a noveland improved post and means for extends through the eyes 17 and 15. 5.securing the fence wire thereto in a quick de- This plate 16 is adaptedto be disposed tachable manner. h over the notches 7 to hold the strandsof wire Another veryimportant object of the in-. therein. The upper orfree end of the plate vention resides in the provision of a fence 16isflattened out as at 20 so that a bail 21 post of this nature with meansfor holding may be sprung thereover, the bail being rock- 60 the postrigid and embeddedin the ground ably mounted in an eye 22 on the upperend A still further very important object of the of the post 5. l linvention resides in the provision of a fence The plate 9 will beembedded in the ground post of thisnature which is simple in as andsteadies the fence post as will, be quite 1 construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, apparent. The plate 16 cooperates therewith Q5 v strong anddurable, thoroughly efficient and by being hlngedly engaged therewithand the reliable in use and otherwise well adapted flattened-reduced endcooperates with the to the purpose for whichit is designed. bail so asto hold the bail from accidentally With the above andnumerous other obswinging upwardly but permitting the bail 20 jects in view as willappear as the description 21 to be forced upwardly when. desired. 79

proceeds, the invention resides in certain It is thoughtthattheconstruction, opera-1 1 novel fe t f t ti d in th tion, utilityand advantages of this invention.

combination and arrangement of parts as will now be quite apparent tothose skilled will be hereinafter more fully described and 111 this artwithout a more detailed descrip- 2 claimed. tion thereof. I 15 In thedrawing: i Thepresent embodiment "of the invention Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the post has been described in considerable detailembodying the features of my invention, merely for the purposes ofexeinplification Fi 2 i a id l v ti th reof; 7 since in actual practiceit attains thefeatures 3o Fi 3 i an lar d detail side elevaof advantageenumeratedasj desirable in the 89' -Figure7 is aperspective view of thelower 4 post the lower end of which is pointed as at" a i1mSitS Sideedgs converging downwardly for hingedly mounting the plate on the post]tion' of an intermediate portion thereof, l statementof the inventionand the above de .7 Figures 4:, 5 and 6 are horizontal sectionsscription. p l

t p iv ly On lines M, 5-5 and n It will beapparent thatchanges in thede- (3 6 of Figure 2, and tails of construction; and in the combinationv end the elongated transversely bowed look without departing from thespirit or scope plate of the invention as hereinafter claimed'or e l tohe drawmg 1 detall 1t W111 sacrificing any of its advantages,

b Seen at the numeral?) denotes a tubular Having thus described myinvention, what I'claim as-new is: a V i so In. a device ofthe classdescribed, a tubular" post having notchesin one side thereof; an

elongated transversely bowed plate, means Gto be easily driven in theground.

On oneside the post is formed with a plurality. of-notches 7 to receivefence wire strands 8., An isosceles triangular plate 9 'toward'eachother and the lower end merges so'thait a' be swung W the notches, h linto an ear 10 bolted as at 11 to the fence post. free end of Platebelng flattened, a b

and arrangement of parts may be resorted to 35 a q a The center f the tid h merging rockably mounted on the upper end of the p v P therefrom anear 12 bolted to the fence post P s to'engage over said flattened outfree )0 as at 14 and this ear 12 merges into apair of end,said means forhingedly mounting the fut;

plate comprising an isosceles triangular plate anchored on the lowerportion of the post and having an ear extension provided with a pair ofeyes, said first mentioned plate at its hinged end having an eye, and apin ex- 5 tending through the eye.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GUSTAYE A. LANDMANN.

